39 h. ago Secret plans for Trump's 'Golden Dome' missile shield revealed

The plan would see hundreds of satellites launched around the globe to sense missiles and track their movements.

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40 h. ago Elon Musk’s SpaceX frontrunner to build Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile shield

Elon Musk has been a close ally of US president Donald Trump since backing him on the campaign trail in 2024

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9 d. ago US senator introduces conflict of interest bill aimed at Elon Musk

Exclusive: Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire seeks to set limits on special government employees in response to Musk’s White House roleA Democratic senator has introduced a bill that would prohibit awarding government contracts and grants to companies owned by special government employees, taking aim at Elon Musk, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO.The bill, authored by Jeanne Shaheen, the longtime Democratic New Hampshire senator, is an attempt to prevent conflicts of interest and was crafted in response to Musk’s role in the White House, where Donald Trump has designated him a special government employee, according to a Senate aide. Special government employees, which also include many members of Musk’s so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge), serve a limit of 130 days and are exempt from some financial disclosure rules. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Elon Musk calls Trump's chief trade adviser Pete Navarro a 'moron' as MAGA fragments over tariffs

Tesla chief says Navarro is ‘dumber than a sack of bricks’ in heated exchange

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1 week ago Under Trump and Musk, billionaires wield unprecedented influence over US national security

Government officials and contractors long controlled spy operations. Now the likes of Musk and Bezos are in controlJust days before Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, Blue Origin, the space company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its New Glenn rocket, named for John Glenn, the Mercury astronaut who was the first American to orbit the Earth. Around 2am on 16 January, the 30-story rocket powered by seven engines blasted off into the Florida night from Cape Canaveral’s historic launch complex 36, which first served as a Nasa launch site in 1962.The flight’s end was marred by a failure to bring the booster rocket back for further use, but the successful launch and orbit still marked a watershed moment for Blue Origin in its bid to compete with SpaceX, the company owned by Elon Musk, for dominance over American spy satellite operations. During the Trump administration, it is likely that both companies will play significant roles in placing spy satellites into Earth orbit, ...

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2 w. ago Inside Donald Trump's Golden Dome defence to stop hypersonic missiles but needs AI bots

In an attempt improve national security, Trump is set to evaluate strategies for a ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence system over the coming week to create an advanced shield

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3 w. ago NASA terminating $420 million in contracts not aligned with its new priorities

Space agency reportedly being pushed to focus on Mars, a priority of commercial partner SpaceX founder Elon Musk

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3 w. ago How Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket caused a huge glowing spiral in the sky above Wales

A mysterious spiralling orb caught the attention of people across Wales last night

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3 w. ago Elon Musk's SpaceX could win space race after best buddy is set to take over NASA

Elon Musk and SpaceX are set for a huge boost as his billionaire friend (not US President Donald Trump) Jared Isaacman looks set to become the new of NASA under the Orange Manbaby's plans

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3 w. ago Germany takes on Elon Musk's SpaceX: European aerospace start

Never before has a rocket blasted from Europe reached orbit - but a German start-up is now on a mission to finally change this.

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4 w. ago Scientist bluntly blasts Musk’s hope to go to Mars in the coming years: It’s not going to happen

A NASA advisor says billionaire’s ambitious timelines for Martian travel does not adding up with reality

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4 w. ago How Elon Musk saved NASA's stranded astronauts with both praising him for the rescue... so why are others not showering SpaceX boss with praise?

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams splashed down off Florida on Tuesday, bringing a triumphant conclusion to an eight-day voyage that overran some nine months.

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